Girl On Fire

The Girl On Fire Songfacts says. This is the title track and first single from Alicia Keys' fifth studio album. Said the singer: "Before making this record, in some ways I felt like a lion locked in a cage. I felt like a girl misunderstood that no one really knew, I felt like it was time to stop making excuses for any part of my life that I wanted to change. Once I made that choice I became a Girl on Fire, the lion broke free!!" The song was made available on iTunes and radio on September 4, 2012. Top 5 hit 'Girl On Fire' was inspired by Keys' giving birth to her son Egypt and marriage to husband Swizz Beatz. Earlier this year Alicia performed the song with modified lyrics during President Obama's inaugural Ball, which celebrated his second term. She also performed it at the 2013 Grammy Awards. Catch Alicia on her global 'Set The World On Fire' tour kicking off on 7th March.

[Verse 1] She's just a girl and she's on fire Hotter than a fantasy Lonely like a highway She's livin' in a world and it's on fire Filled with catastrophe But she knows she can fly away [Pre-Chorus] Oh-oh, she got both feet on the ground And she's burnin' it down Oh-oh, she got her head in the clouds And she's not backin' down [Chorus] This girl is on fire This girl is on fire She's walkin' on fire This girl is on fire [Verse 2] Looks like a girl, but she's a flame So bright, she can burn your eyes Better look the other way You can try, but you'll never forget her name She's on top of the world Hottest of the hottest girls, say [Pre-Chorus] Oh-oh, we got our feet on the ground And we're burnin' it down Oh-oh, got our head in the clouds And we're not comin' down [Chorus] This girl is on fire (Fire, fire) This girl is on fire She's walkin' on fire (Fire, fire) This girl is on fire [Bridge] (Oh) Everybody stares as she goes by 'Cause they can see the flame that's in her eyes Watch her when she's lightin' up the night Nobody knows that she's a lonely girl And it's a lonely world But she gon' let it burn, baby, burn, baby [Chorus] This girl is on fire (Fire, fire) This girl is on fire She's walkin' on fire (Fire, fire) This girl is on fire [Post-Chorus] Oh-oh, oh, oh Oh-oh, oh, oh Oh-oh, oh, oh Oh-oh, oh, oh [Outro] She's just a girl and she's on fire